Example sentences of "become [adv] important [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the West , leisure is becoming more important than work . |
| 2 | Migration is certainly related to the family life-cycle : House ( 1965 ) discovered in the North East that migration peaked in the late twenties ( when family commitments are fewest ) ; there was then a lull for about 15 years , and migration again became more important when family ties had been reduced as children grew up . |
| 3 | Other methods of dating based on similar principles of measuring the balance between decaying and stable isotopes are being developed , arid these may well become as important as radiocarbon dating . |
| 4 | Style has become more important than substance . |
| 5 | She had no idea how long she stayed there , simply gazing into the beautiful sea-blue eyes which had become more important than life itself to her , but everything she saw there somehow made all of her doubts , all of her fears just slide away , leaving her lighter of heart than she could ever remember being . |
| 6 | It has since grown to include dealing in all the major currencies , and become particularly important when oil price rises created huge world surpluses and deficits . |
| 7 | Life at the bottom is no easy run … survival becomes more important than style … but Oxford are trying to play their way out of trouble … |
| 8 | Priorities in economic policy have changed ; growth becomes more important than redistribution of wealth , and growth is encouraged by deregulation of the economy rather than by state intervention . |
| 9 | Despite the fact that the global , often UK-originated course is likely to become less important as product becomes increasingly country , market and syllabus-specific , it is the UK 's TEFL industry that underpins British publishers ' claim to superior authenticity , experience and expertise . |